UN Launches Joint Renewable Energy Fund in Zimbabwe
THE United Nations (UN) systme in Zimbabwe comprising of various UN agencies, has launched a UN SDG- Fund Initiative to catalyze Investment into Renewable Energy for the Acceleration of the Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe. By Michael Gwarisa The project proposal has been jointly developed by the Government of Zimbabwe, the UN
Read MoreRegional Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Symposium Kicks-off In Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
OVER 20 African countries are gathered in the resort town of Victoria Falls to deliberate on issues around access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for young people with the aim of finding a lasting solution to teenage pregnancies, gender-based violence, and HIV infections in East and Southern Africa. By Michael Gwarisa in Victoria
Read MoreGovernment – UN validate development results, set priorities for 2022 and beyond
SENIOR representatives from Government and the United Nations together with development partners, donors, civil society, and NGOs validated development results achieved in 2021 under the 2016-2021 Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) and agreed on priorities for 2022 and beyond under the new five year, 2022-2026 Zimbabwe UN Sustainable Development Cooperation (ZUNSDCF). By Staff Reporter
Read MoreDelivering As One Post Cyclone Idai Devastation…The Road To Recovery For Cyclone Idai Survivors
PETER Mutisi, a Cyclone Idai survivor from Kopa, Chimanimani lost his wife, house and entire business empire to the disaster. For the past two years, he has been struggling to cope with the fact that all he had worked for and the person he loved the most disappeared right in front of his eyes and
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20 0000 Active Landslides Identified In Chipinge and Chimanimani
AN ongoing assessment by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-ROSA) together with its local and international partners indicates that Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts in Manicaland province are amongst the most flood prone areas in Southern Africa, making them highly susceptible to devastating landslides. By Michael Gwarisa This comes at the back of
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United Nations Applauds Zim Gvt Over Disability Policy
THE United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Ms Maria Ribeiro has applauded the Zimbabwean government for adopting a national disability policy which she says will go a long way in addressing the numerous challenges persons with disabilities (PWDs) encounter on a daily basis. HealthTimes Reporter Giving her remarks during the United Nations Partnership on the Rights
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White Sadza Is Very Fit For Human Consumption- Zim Nutritionists
LAST week, Zimbabwean Journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono torched a storm on social media when he attacked Zimbabwe’s staple food, Sadza and suggested through his tweet that Zimbabweans should dump Maize meal Sadza for small grains since Maize was only fit for livestock consumption. “Sadza has ZERO value to our well-being!” he said. “Our ancestors ate superior
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White Sadza Is Very Fit For Human Consumption- Zim Nutritionists
By Michael Gwarisa LAST week, Zimbabwean Journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono torched a storm on social media when he attacked Zimbabwe’s staple food, Sadza and suggested through his tweet that Zimbabweans should dump Maize meal Sadza for small grains since Maize was only fit for livestock consumption. “Sadza has ZERO value to our well-being!” he said. “Our ancestors
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#JUSTIN: Wrong Time To Cut WHO Funding-UN Boss Warns
THE United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Antonio Gutteres has warned the international community against pulling out financial resources from the World Health Organisation (WHO) at a time when the world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. By Michael Gwarisa The call comes hours after United States President, Donald Trump announced that the US would
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Plan International Launches New Zim Country Strategy
PLAN International has launched its 2019-2024 country strategy that will act as a yardstick to track and monitor progress and shortcomings the organization could have made in the advancing girls, children and young people’s sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). By Michael Gwarisa Speaking a the launch, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Ms. Maria Ribeiro
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